Pediatric Diseases Of The Eye

Question 1

Most common infection of any kind in neonates

Answer 1

Ophtalmia neonatorum (neonatal conjunctivitis)

Question 2

Which organism causes watery discharge in neonatal conjunctivitis

Answer 2

HSV 2

Question 3

Which organism causes mucopurulent discharge in neonatal conjuntivitis

Answer 3

Chlamydia

Question 4

Treatment of neonatal conjunctivitis

Answer 4

1.saline irrigation
2. Organism tx:
. Chlamydia: macrolides(erythromycin)
. Gonococal : 3rd gen ceohalocporines (cefatoxime)
. HSV : acyclovir

Question 5

Mode of inheritance of congenital cataract

Answer 5

AD

Question 6

Enzyme deficient in galactosemia

Answer 6

GPUT : galactose phosphate uridyl transferase

Question 7

What is Lowe’s syndrome

Answer 7

OculoCerebroRenal syndrome X-linked
Inborn error of amino acid metablolism
Associated with congenital cataract

Question 8

Mode of inheritance of Mannosidosis

Answer 8

AR

Question 9

Central oil droplet oppacities in the eye is characteristic of
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Answer 9

Galactosemia congenital cataract